Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc. announced it has named Tom Hodgson to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Hodgson is a senior corporate executive with an impressive track record in international capital markets and mergers and acquisitions in Canada, the US, and the U.K. He brings to Zinc8 over 30 years of senior management experience with a significant knowledge of strategy, capital markets, and the renewable energy sector. Mr. Hodgson is Chairman of Greenbrook Capital Partners Inc., a strategic advisory firm focused on investing in promising early-stage companies primarily involved in clean energy and technology. He has held senior management positions with, and served on the boards of, several public companies listed in Canada, the US, and the UK. In the financial sector, Mr. Hodgson has held senior positions including President and CEO of Central Guaranty Trust, Executive Vice-President of The Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation and Vice-President of Policy and Planning at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Most recently, Mr. Hodgson was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC), a leading development-stage lithium producer, until his retirement in May of 2019. He served as the Executive Chairman of LAC from 2012 through 2015, and was then named as Chief Executive Officer following the merger of Lithium Americas and Western Lithium Corp. He was instrumental in building Lithium Americas into a leading emerging lithium producer with two world class assets in Argentina and Nevada, negotiating joint venture agreements with strategic investors, raising capital to fund development, and leading the up-listing of the company onto the New York Stock Exchange.